HR 8953 — To amend the Food Emergency Assistance Act of 1983 to restore choice to community food assistance providers to request identification, at their discretion, and for other purposes.
Congress 119
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Sponsors
- Yakym, Rudy (R, IN-2) — sponsor · 2026-05-21
Action timeline
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Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yakym, Rudy (R, house IN-2) | sponsor | 1 | — | 6 |
Who's influencing them
Orgs ranked by combined money flow on this bill: LDA filings citing the bill + individual contributions in cycle 2026from donors whose employer matches the org name (Schedule A) to any principal committee in the "who matters" list above.
| # | Org | LDA filings | LDA spend | Donor employees | Employee donations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | retired | 0 | $0 | 1,254 | $509,179 | $509,179 |
| 2 | self | 0 | $0 | 61 | $53,504 | $53,504 |
| 3 | none | 0 | $0 | 13 | $24,837 | $24,837 |
| 4 | kirkland & ellis llp | 0 | $0 | 4 | $18,000 | $18,000 |
| 5 | g2 gaming llc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $11,500 | $11,500 |
| 6 | blackstone | 0 | $0 | 2 | $10,900 | $10,900 |
| 7 | arsenal capital partners | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,787 | $10,787 |
| 8 | aes restaurant group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 9 | elliott investment management | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
| 10 | federal health policy strategies | 0 | $0 | 1 | $10,100 | $10,100 |
| 11 | the heritage group | 0 | $0 | 1 | $9,700 | $9,700 |
| 12 | heritage construction + materials | 0 | $0 | 1 | $9,700 | $9,700 |
| 13 | mayer brown | 0 | $0 | 1 | $8,100 | $8,100 |
| 14 | capitol tax partners | 0 | $0 | 3 | $7,100 | $7,100 |
| 15 | marquis management inc. | 0 | $0 | 2 | $6,500 | $6,500 |
| 16 | invariant | 0 | $0 | 5 | $6,000 | $6,000 |
| 17 | hill & co. inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,928 | $5,928 |
| 18 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 8 | $5,625 | $5,625 |
| 19 | fierce government relations | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,500 | $5,500 |
| 20 | ogilvy government relations | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,100 | $5,100 |
| 21 | marquis management inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 22 | independence tube corp | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 23 | porter inc | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 24 | allison transmission inc. | 0 | $0 | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| 25 | homemaker | 0 | $0 | 3 | $4,607 | $4,607 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
1 predicted yes (0%) · 266 predicted no (49%) · 276 unknown (51%)
By party: · R: 1 yes / 0 no / 276 unknown · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
1 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Yakym, Rudy (R · house · IN-2) · sponsor